Alan Greenspan said so in his new book. Iraq is about Oil. Gee, thanks for finally clearing that up! Mighty kind of you, Sir. May I ask, though, why in the hell didn't you come out with this years ago, before the war actually started? You could have done a lot of good, saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives if you had opened your mouth and told your truths before now.

Washington, DC--In today's New York Times, Bob Herbert takes a closer look at a Republican sponsored ballot initiative being proposed to change the way California distributes its electoral votes -- a change that the GOP believes would allow them to pick up seats in California and win the White House. This initiative is just more of the GOP's "dirty electoral tricks" by the same national Republican players that funded the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Herbert says, "This crowd is no more interested in genuine electoral reform than Britney Spears is."

Regarding Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Proposal: “CROWLEY: No sale on the Republican side. Rudy Giuliani called it ‘a scheme that includes more government mandates and more big bureaucracy.’ Mitt Romney said ‘it was Washington health care born and bred. In her plan, we have a government insurance, instead of private insurance. In her plan, it's crafted by Washington.’” To anyone who thinks privatization is a better, more efficient way to provide services to the consumer, take a long hard look at what privatization did for health care in these United States! Heath care has become a behemoth that only the rich can afford. And the Repuglican Party that owes their souls to the lobbyists on K Street, the Repuglican Party that represents corporations, conglomerates, and the almighty dollar, want to keep it that way!

Last Tuesday, the 6th anniversary of 9/11, was actually the first since the tragedy that I spent the day at home, not going to Ground Zero or attending other memorial services. Instead, I tuned the TV to Channel 11, so that even as I went about my business, the annual naming of the 2,750 victims unfolded within easy earshot.

On mainstream political reporting: "... the entire way the arc of the story is told ... it never ever looks into the merits of anybody's claim on either side. ... You never, ever, ever assess the merits. You describe them. You compare them to other things. And then you bring in an expert. And every single story has that same formula. ... It's up to citizen journalism and populist journalism, like we're doing online and in progressive radio, to do basic, basic, basic reporting. It's embarrassing."

Another lying Republican on a local level in Seattle. Again, finding a Republican today, who can run on truth, honesty, and justice . . . well, awards should be given for such finds, because it seems they are becoming extinct. Even those who might be considered honest, still support this criminal and treasonous Bush administration, and that makes them an accomplice to all of the high crimes and misdemeanors.

Monday, September 17, 2007 -- Did you see George all choked up? In his surreal TV talk on Thursday, he got all emotional over the killing by Al Qaeda of Sheik Abu Risha, the leader of the new Sunni alliance with the U.S. against the insurgents in Anbar Province, Iraq.